to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to breathe out; to exhale
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
instead; but (on the other hand)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
another family; another house
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to happen to hear; to overhear
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
arrest; apprehension; capture
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
influence (on someone); inspiration
stimulating; exciting; provocative
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface